MIL-OSI Europe: Answer to a written question – Impact studies on measures taken under the Green Deal – E-000625/2025(ASW)

Under the Commission’s Better Regulation Guidelines[1], an impact assessment is required for initiatives that are likely to have significant economic, environmental or social impacts or which entail significant spending, and where the Commission has a choice of policy options. Policy communications, action plans or strategies do not usually require impact assessments.

Most legislative proposals under the European Green Deal[2] were subject to comprehensive impact assessments, and public consultations, in accordance with the Commission’s Better Regulation Guidelines.

The impact assessments were published together with the proposals they accompany and are available on Commission webpages[3] as well as on the Have Your Say portal[4].

When, due to political imperatives, the timing did not allow for the preparation of an impact assessment, the reasons and available evidence were set out in the explanatory memoranda of the proposals. This was the case for the emergency energy measures presented against the backdrop of the energy crisis[5].

• [1] https://commission.europa.eu/law/law-making-process/better-regulation_en
• [2] https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/priorities-2019-2024/european-green-deal_en
• [3] https://commission.europa.eu/publications/proposals-delivering-european-green-deal_en
• [4] https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say_en
  All impact assessments of policy proposals by the Commission are published together with the results of the associated public consultations and the policy proposals themselves on the Have Your Say portal. The European Green Deal included the review of the Effort Sharing Regulation (impact assessment SWD(2021)611), updating the Emissions Trading System Directive (SWD(2021)601), the revision of the CO₂ standards for cars and vans (SWD(2021)613), review of EU rules on Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) (SWD(2021)609), the review of the Renewable Energy Directive (SWD(2021)621), review of the Energy Efficiency Directive (SWD(2021)623), the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (SWD(2021)453), revision of the Energy Taxation Directive (SWD(2021)641) or the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (SWD(2021)643).
• [5] https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_5489